Badminton railway station explained

Badminton
Status:Disused
Borough:Badminton, South Gloucestershire
Country:England
Coordinates:51.5303°N -2.2755°W
Platforms:2
Original:Great Western Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1 July 1903
Events:Station opened
Years1:3 June 1968
Events1:Station closed

Badminton railway station is a closed railway station in Gloucestershire, England on the line between Wootton Bassett to the east, and Patchway and Filton to the west. It served the villages of Badminton and Acton Turville.

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1903 and became part of British Railways on 1 January 1948. The station was closed in 1968.

The station buildings and sections of platforms still stand derelict with trains passing through the site on the South Wales Main Line.

 

 

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